Drawing 2

Drawing – 2

Sepia Stick, Soft Pastel, Oil Pastel, Artist Pen, Dry Brush

Sepia Stick is a medium that was often used by the great masters, and it will thus be the first drawing tool of the Drawing 2 – Crash Course. Its technique is akin to using the Graphite Stick or Compressed Charcoal, but due to the sepia hue, which is a middle tone, achieving dark to light tonal gradation is a challenge. Understanding the phenomenon of chiaroscuro through the Sepia Stick requires training and conscientious development of control and skill. With working knowledge of this material, a student will then find Soft Pastels and Oil Pastels easy to use. Though both mediums achieve different results when applied, they serve to build the same basis of color knowledge in the student. Following the use of the solidified pigments offered by the Sepia Stick and the pastels, the Artist Pen is the next medium used in the drawing syllabus. An Artist Pen is a gateway to realizing any form, shape or idea, providing exceptional freedom to the skilled user. There is a reason why Pen drawing has long been the primary medium for illustrators and graphic designers – studying Pen drawing techniques will help students build a methodical knowledge of lines, forms, shapes and gradation, all with a known yet challenging implement. Your knowledge of the seemingly simple ‘line’ will expand, following explorations into thin, thick, strong, weak, swirled, and zigzag lines. Employing such familiar modes in the context of still-life and live model drawing demands training. The Drawing – 2 Crash Course is designed to use these lines in achieving a gradation scale and in the process build a shape and form, or to properly construct a figure using light and shade. The final medium in this Drawing – 2 Crash Course is the Dry Brush. This method of drawing is used by artists when they create preliminary drawings for larger canvas paintings. Artists typically use oil paint and a hog-hair brush to realize these drawings. In our course, we will take this oil paint and brush technique further by developing the medium into a primary drawing tool. Starting from a sepia tone, the dry brush technique moves towards multiple colors and finally ends with black. Students will explore this medium over paper or canvas.

The class will progress from Still life object study to Live Model study.

Course duration: 10 Classes – 1 hour class & 2 classes per medium

Extended Courses on individual mediums from Drawing – 2 are available as 5-to-10-week/class modules.